December 27, 2010

World Governments Gear Up for Biometric National IDs

The New World Order (international bankers) wants these biometric products in place for one reason and one reason only. As you may have guessed, it has nothing to do with your personal security. It's all about control. Since the primary goal of the NWO is to enslave the people of the world and to do so with most of those people being basically unaware of their enslavement, biometric identification works perfectly into those plans. By making it ubiquitous and, of course, for “your safety,” they can manipulate the populace into consent. Then, using these systems, they can track, monitor, and control the masses. If anyone steps out of line or threatens the NWO matrix, they can close down their biometric identifiers and make it impossible for their enemies to continue functioning in society. In the end, that is what biometric products are all about — when it comes to non-voluntary compliance with their use — control and enslavement. - TruthIt.net, Biometrics Products Being Pushed: Why the NWO Wants This in Place, July 2006

DHS Supports Using Facial Biometrics to 'Prevent Identity Fraud'

March 16, 2010

Department of Homeland Security - The US-VISIT program is the centerpiece of the U.S. government's efforts to establish identity management capability that supports border management and immigration systems to meet the demands of the 21st century. US-VISIT's innovative use of biometric technology has improved our nation's border security to a level that did not exist before.

These services help prevent identity fraud and deprive criminals and immigration violators of the ability to cross our borders. Based on biometrics alone, US-VISIT has helped stop thousands of people who were ineligible to enter the United States.

See How US-VISIT's Use of Biometrics Strengthens Security (Video from DHS Website):


Strengthening Security Through Biometric Identification

Five years ago, the U.S. immigration and border management system had disparate information systems that lacked coordination. Today, US-VISIT provides a single source for biometrics based information on criminals, immigration violators and known or suspected terrorists. No longer can someone give one name to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and a different name to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services without getting caught. Thanks to biometrics, we know who a person is and the facts of his or her immigration history.

Five years ago, the Department did not have timely and accurate information about people who violated our laws by staying in the country longer than they were supposed to. Today, US-VISIT provides hundreds of credible leads weekly to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, enabling them to better enforce our immigration laws.

For example, a person applied to enter the United States at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in California. During the biometric check, the person's fingerprints matched those of someone on the US-VISIT watch list. Biometrics revealed that the person had multiple warrants, including a warrant for murder and obstruction of justice. Using biometrics authorities were able to stop this murderer, who had previously used 22 aliases and nine different dates of birth to avoid detection.

The use of biometrics is also deterring people who want to violate our laws from trying to enter the United States. Here is just one example: In 2006, the Coast Guard began using biometrics to identify illegal migrants interdicted at sea. Prosecutions of repeat offenders have increased dramatically, and illegal migration has dropped by 75 percent in the waters where the program is operating.

World Governments Gear Up for the Use of Biometrics

The Australian Government has announced it will invest $69 million over the next four years to introduce biometric date checks for Australian Visa applications. Biometric checks will be made to Australian visa applications being processed in 10 countries as part of a major strengthening of Australia’s border security.

Under the new biometric system, all people applying to Australian Immigration for a visa in any of the 10 designated countries will be required to lodge their application and submit fingerprints and facial images at a visa application centre.

Biometric information, which uses measurable biological characteristics to establish a unique identity for a person, will be recorded and cross-checked to confirm the true identity of visa applicants.

The biometric information will be able to be matched by the Australian Government with databases by Australia or any other participating international country, in a system that will be able to better identify terrorists, criminals and other people of concern.

Currently, Australia has biometric data-sharing agreements with the United Kingdom and Canada, and the United States and New Zealand will join the data-sharing arrangement this year. The Australian program is being undertaken in collaboration with the UK Border Agency, which has a similar scheme already operating.

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Animetrics Inc., a face recognition biometric solution provider, has been granted patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patents entitled, “Facial Recognition System and Method”, “Generation of Image Database for Multifeatured Objects”, and “Viewpoint-Invariant Image Matching and Generation of 3D Models from 2D Imagery” are breakthrough technologies which are already revolutionizing the face biometric for use in security, surveillance, and computer vision.

“For the face biometric use in border control, in-the-field identification, and military operations our patents are ‘game changers’ and we have several more on the way”, said Paul Schuepp, President and CEO of Animetrics.

“US government tests by DARPA and NIST have shown that the face biometric for matching in non studio conditions where the face is not controlled and its appearance is compromised by pose and illumination show unacceptable performance. These patents cover Animetrics 2D-3D Facengine™ which enable biometric matching of the face in more difficult conditions than ever before. This opens up a wealth of opportunities and applications for us and for the market,” described Dr. Michael Miller, Chairman and Founder.

The technology covered by the patents specifically provide methods for (i) generation of 3D models from arbitrary numbers of uncalibrated photographs at any orientation and scale, and (ii) generating databases from 3D models for use in biometric systems for training or for recognition, and (iii) face recognition systems based on normalization using 3D models.

Animetrics has been a leader in facial biometric technologies since 2003. It is known for its 2D-3D face creation and Animetrics90™ face recognition products. The company is in the process of implementing a facial surveillance system for US Army. The 2D-3D facial creation technology is also available in Animetrics Forensica™ product line which is now being used by US government intelligence community and forensics in law enforcement.

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Animetrics, Inc, developer of next generation 3D imaging technologies for facial biometric systems, today announced that they have launched FaceR™ Celebrity in the Apple App Store, the first of its planned FaceR™ applications for the consumer marketplace connecting mobile devices to Cloud based photographic stores. FaceR™ Celebrity Edition provides a simple and entertaining new way to use your iPhone among friends matching the iPhone user to their most similar celebrity. The elegant simplicity of the iPhone makes this application both easy to use and fun sharing the power of the iPhone amongst friends and family and is certain to be popular among social networkers.
“The launch of FaceR™ Celebrity is a great milestone for Animetrics, Inc,” said Paul Schuepp, CEO of Animetrics. “We are very pleased that our customers will be able to experience the power and value of the Animetrics 2D-3D facial biometrics technologies in such an entertaining and unique application. The FaceR™ series of products demonstrates Animetrics’ commitment to bringing next generation facial search technologies to the consumer marketplace.”

“FaceR Celebrity is an addictively entertaining application, that is also wonderful showcase for the Animetrics technology and platform” said Nate Tennant CEO of Kirk Communications, a Marketing and Social Media Agency based in Portsmouth, NH. “I am excited to see what Animetrics has in store for the future!”
Animetrics, Inc has been a leader in facial recognition biometric technologies since 2003 It is known for its 2D-3D patented face creation and face recognition technologies. The company is in the process of testing and delivering two additional consumer facing products in the next quarter, including its MobileID line of products for government and law enforcement use and its credentialing services for mediation of privilege and use based on the facial biometric. Currently the Animetrics facial recognition architecture supports both iPhone and Windows Mobile platforms.

FaceR™ Series:FaceR™ is a family of facial identification applications running on mobile devices that leverage the iPhone's unique capabilities and innovative user interface. FaceR™ on the iPhone is a native iPhone application using standard internet protocols to send facial imagery to the Animetrics Face Identity Management Web-Sevice (FIMS) for face biometric processing. FaceR™ has two primary functions: 1) as an interface to a biometrics identification systems for use by security, including law enforcement, military and private security; and 2) as an entertaining "biometric game" assessing a person's similarity to popular celebrities and famous people.

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The Dubai affair has had its eyebrow-raising moments, like the Twitter accident (since un-tweeted) and the latest trends in spy wear. But it’s also re-raising concerns about the possible next phase in smart identification: biometrics.

Intelligence agencies in false mustaches could soon be outsmarted by systems using biometric information to provide categorically positive IDs.

Phony IDs are used by the underage crowd to acquire beer as well as in the perpetration of scams, espionage and terrorism. Israel says it has about 350,000 fakes floating around, costing the country the equivalent of hundreds of millions of dollars. Financial scams are expensive; terrorism costs lives. A few years ago, Israeli authorities started pushing for smart, un-fake-able IDs with foolproof information — and also a national biometric database.

A group called NO2BIO campaigned against the biometric-database bill; among other actions, they mooned cameras outside the house of then-Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit in the wee hours, showing privacy goes both ways.

Israel’s low-tech population database is already on the Web. But leaked biometrics such as facial features could allow anyone with a grudge and software (and maybe a gun) to pick out Israelis — average Joes and high-ranking officials — from a crowd in an airport or downtown rush hour anywhere in the world. It’s universal jurisdiction on speed.

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Cogent will provide an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) of the UK National Fingerprint Collection along with all services to provide a nationwide mobile biometric identification system available to all police forces in the UK. Cogent will provide a Framework Catalogue and an online ordering system for police forces to purchase a variety of biometric capture devices to suit a broad range of policing needs. The contract proposals were evaluated on the basis of 10,000 mobile devices being deployed throughout the period of the contract, but the actual number may be more or less.

In addition to the Mobile Identification AFIS and catalogue of Cogent and third party mobile devices, Cogent will provide services for device accreditation, device and user authentication, integration with existing mobile communications gateways, a Cogent national gateway and a full suite of service management provisions. The contract also includes options to expand the service for additional agencies and other capabilities.

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In an effort to renovate a subsidized child-care program overwrought with fraud called Wisconsin Shares, Mark Honadel, a Republican from South Milwaukee, has announced plans to circulate a bill that would require child daycare providers in the state to utilize a biometric system to check children in and out, according to a Security Info Watch article.

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The Bulgarian government has, as expected, approved on Wednesday a rise in the cost of new personal identity documents containing biometric data.

As of March 29, it is confirmed that new identity cards will cost BGN 18, a driving license fee will become BGN 25, and an international passport will be issued for BGN 40.

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Biometric Signature ID (“BSI” – www.biosig-id.com) announces that its CEO, Jeff Maynard, will be a featured speaker at the 2010 eLearning conference in Ft. Worth Texas. Mr. Maynard is scheduled to speak on Monday February 22, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. on “Biometric Signatures for Student ID Identity Authentication and Results of pilot with University of Maryland University College.”

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Law enforcement agencies in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties this week became the latest in California to benefit from an initiative developed by the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) that modernizes the process used to accurately identify and remove dangerous criminal aliens from the community.

The initiative, Secure Communities, is administered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Secure Communities enables ICE to determine whether an individual arrested by a participating state or local law enforcement agency is a dangerous criminal alien and take the appropriate action to remove the individual from the community.

The Secure Communities biometric identification technology is now accessible to the local law enforcement agencies in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties that use electronic booking machines. Formerly as part of the booking process, local arrestees’ fingerprints were taken and checked for criminal history information against the DOJ biometric system maintained by the FBI. With the implementation of Secure Communities, that fingerprint information will now be simultaneously checked against both the FBI criminal history records and the biometrics-based immigration records maintained by the DHS.

If any fingerprints match those of someone in DHS’s biometric system, the new automated process notifies ICE, enabling the agency to take appropriate action to ensure dangerous criminal aliens are not released back into communities. Top priority is given to individuals who pose the greatest threat to public safety, such as those with prior convictions for major drug offenses, murder, rape, robbery, and kidnapping.

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Biometric technology has been a mainstay of spy thriller for decades, but until recently, it has been a pretty alien technology in the real world. In the past few years, however, this technology has become popular in police stations, high-security buildings, financial institutions and even homes/offices.

In Uganda, according to Mr Andrew Mukiri, a sales and marketing manager Security Group, many security companies have realised the value of biometric technology and are readily replacing proximity technology with it.

“Unlike proximity technology, biometric technology is full proof. The person has to be there physically for it to operate,” he says.

Biometric is the most secure and convenient authentication tool. It cannot be borrowed, stolen, or forgotten and forging one is practically impossible because biometrics measure a person’s unique physical or behavioural characteristics to recognise or authenticate their identity including; fingerprints, hand or palm geometry, retina, iris, and facial characteristics, signature, voice, keystroke pattern and gait.

Though there are many types of biometrics technology, Mr Mukiri says it is only the fingerprint reader that is available in Uganda and the region at large.

“We are going step by step because people need to understand the available technology before you introduce any other,” he says.

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